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What is tubular reabsorption. ?

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Tubular reabsorption is the process by which vital contituents of blood like glucose, amino acids, Na+, K+ , CI, HCO3, PO4 3- vitamins etc., and large amount of water are absorbed from the glomerular filtrate by the epithelial cells of near tubules and passed to the surounding blood capilaries
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